2021 Events at ROMP
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April 17 Wonder City Wordfest Treasure Hunt 8-4
April 22 Earth Day Nature Print-Making 10-5
April 29 Poem in Your Pocket Day Door Prizes for Poems 10-5
May 3 First Monday at the Museum Kids Craft 10:30
May 8 Founder’s Day -Mother’s Day Croquet Tourney/Craft 10-5
May 15 State Wildflower Day Firewheel Folk Party 2-4
May 29 Memorial Day Flower Craft Adult & Kids Craft 10-5
June 7 First Monday @ the Museum Kids Craft 10:30
June 19 Father’s Day/First Day of Summer Craft & Summer Poem Day 10-5
July 5 First Monday @ the Museum Kids Craft 10:30
July 17 Exhibit Celebration Day of Activities 10-5
July 29 LTAI: Book Talk Book Club 6:30-8:00
Aug. 2 First Monday @ the Museum Kids Craft 10:30
Aug. 26 LTAI: Book Talk Book Club 6:30-8:00
Sep. 1 ROMP: 9th Anniversary Door Prizes 10-5
Sept. 6 First Monday @ the Museum Kids Craft 10:30
Sep. 30 Autumn Celebration Autumn Poem Day 10-5
Oct. 4 First Monday @ the Museum Kids Craft 10:30
Oct. 28 LTAI: Book Talk Book Club 6:30-8:00
Oct. 30 Dark & Scary Night at the Museum Poetry Reading TBA
Nov. 1 First Monday @ the Museum Kids Craft 10:30
Nov. 11 Veterans Day Celebration Activity/Craft 10-5
Nov. 18 LTAI: Book Talk Book Club 6:30-8:00
Dec. 6 First Monday @ the Museum Kids Craft 10:30
Dec. 10 Emily’s Birthday Door Prizes 10-5
Dec. 16 LTAI: Book Talk Book Club 6:30-8:00
Dec. 21 1st Day of Winter Winter Poem Day 10-5
Event & Activity Details
Wonder City Wordfest: An all-day poetry treasure hunt at various locations in Locust Grove, ending in a prize when you put together the poem at the end of the hunt! Big cash prizes and gift certificates! Free fun for all ages.
Craft Days: We will have a poetry craft available to do on certain days: Earth Day, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day, and Veterans Day.
Poem in Your Pocket Day: Come in with a poem in your pocket, read it to us, and get a prize!
First Monday at the Museum: This is a time for the kids to come and do a fun activity involving a craft and poetry every month. It is geared toward ages 5 and up, though anyone can participate.
State Wildflower Day: This celebration will honor Oklahoma’s State Wildflower Day but will specifically be a celebration of artist Alysha Little, who created the illustrations for the Firewheel Folk exhibit book. There will be a book signing, refreshments, meet and greet, and free copies of the book given out.
Seasonal Celebrations: Each season is celebration by a day when visitors are encouraged to bring in original poems they wrote about the specific season. A coloring/poem contest will be held for kids, ages 0-12, for each season. Prizes will be given for every poem.
Exhibit Celebration: This will be a celebration of this year’s museum theme of Oklahoma Wildflowers in Poetry. The daylong event will include a nature talk, wildflower Chautauqua, poetry reading, and other activities for all ages. Awards for the Oklahoma Poem Contest will be given out on this day.
LTAI, Let’s Talk About It: This is a program sponsored by Oklahoma Humanities and is a book club discussion group with the theme of Oklahoma: Private Investigations. It is free to join, and the club will read 5 books and 5 different scholars from northeast Oklahoma will present programs with refreshments with each book.
Dark & Scary Night at the Museum: This event will be a Halloween celebration with a poetry reading and awards for the Dark & Scary Poem Contest given out.
Visitors to the museum will have their names put in the pot for a big door prize on these days: National Poetry Month Kick-Off, ROMP 9th Anniversary, and Emily Dickinson’s Birthday.
ROMPoetry@gmail.com, 918-479-ROMP, ROMPoetry.com
Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry, 416 E. Main, Locust Grove OK 74352
HOURS: Thursday-Saturday, 10-5 & Sunday, 11-3
For groups of any size, we can open on other days. Just give us a call.
